Funding Friday
Community Care Fund
Caremark is offering three awards of £3,000 each to community projects that bring people together and make a positive difference.
Projects can include improving a play area, supplies for a community garden, equipment for inclusive sports or activity groups, supporting a food bank or revamping a village hall.
The grants are intended to support activities that create lasting local impact and address community needs through accessible and practical improvements.
The competition is open to UK-based community groups, charities, not-for-profit organisations, schools, pre-schools, and community-run or local authority–run projects. The application can be submitted by anyone over 18: you will need to supply a short description of the project and explain how a £3,000 grant would benefit your community.
The final decision on the winning projects will be through a public vote on social media.
Application deadline: 31 May 2026
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Clark Foundation
Not-for-profit organisations with a community project in Plymouth or Barnstaple can apply to the Clark Foundation for a capital grant towards building or equipment costs. The funding can be used for the following types of projects:
- health and wellbeing
- village halls and community centres
- countryside
- the arts
- heritage and churches
- education
- youth groups
- sport and leisure
You can apply for a community grant for any amount over £1,000: most grants are for less than £10,000. You can also apply for a small community grant of between £250 and £1,000.
Not-for-profit organisations can apply, including registered charities, CICs, schools and local councils.
The Clark Foundation only accepts applications from not-for-profit organisations based in Somerset, Plymouth, Barnstaple or Kendal.
Application deadline: Apply any time for a small grant. The next deadlines for grants over £1,000 are 15 May 2026, 15 August 2026 and 15 November 2026.
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The Garfield Weston Foundation
The Garfield Weston Foundation is one of the largest UK grant-making foundations, supporting charities across the UK with donations totalling around £100m each year.
Most grants from the foundation are in the range of £10,000 to £50,000 but smaller and larger grants can be awarded, including major grants of over £100,000. The grants can be for your organisation’s running costs, for a specific activity or for capital projects.
The foundation provides grants to charities that are making a positive difference through the following themes:
- Arts – including theatre companies, orchestras and bands, choirs, dance groups, literature and visual arts
- Community – including village halls, community transport, volunteer groups, foodbanks
- Education – including schools and PTAs
- Environment – including rewilding projects, marine conservation, nature reserves
- Faith – churches
- Health – charities supporting mental and physical health and people with sensory disabilities
- Museums and heritage – including local heritage centres and museums
- Welfare – including organisations supporting people facing challenging circumstances eg. homelessness, bereavement, carers, ex-offenders, sexual abuse
- Youth – including young carers, scouts, sports, youth clubs
Applications are accepted from UK registered charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) and organisations that are exempt and excepted under Charity Commission guidance.